Søren Hansen

For the guitarist of the same name, see Søren Hansen (musician).

Søren Hansen
— Golfer —
Personal information
Full name	Søren Hansen
Born	(1974-03-21) 21 March 1974 Copenhagen, Denmark
Height	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Weight	195 lb (88 kg; 13.9 st)
Nationality	Denmark
Residence	Monte Carlo, Monaco
Career
Turned professional	1997
Former tour(s)	European Tour
Professional wins	3
Number of wins by tour
European Tour	2
Challenge Tour	1
Best results in major championships
Masters Tournament	CUT: 2008, 2009, 2010
U.S. Open	T6: 2009
The Open Championship	T8: 2002, 2009
PGA Championship	T36: 2009

Søren Hansen (born 21 March 1974) is a Danish professional golfer.

Hansen was born in Copenhagen, Denmark. He won the 1997 Danish Amateur Stroke Play Championship and turned professional later that year.

Hansen collected his first professional win at the Challenge Tour's 1998 Navision Open Golf Championship in his home country. Since 1999 he has been a member of the European Tour where he has picked up two tournament victories. He won the 2002 Murphy's Irish Open, where he won at the fourth extra hole in a play-off against Richard Bland, Niclas Fasth and Darren Fichardt. He also won the 2007 Mercedes-Benz Championship by a margin of four strokes. His best Order of Merit finish is 8th in 2007. He represented Europe in the 2008 Ryder Cup matches, but he did not win a match, the U.S. was victorious.

In September 2007, he reached the top 50 of the Official World Golf Rankings and became the top-ranked Danish golfer.

Hansen represented Denmark in the World Cup in 1998, 2001, 2002, 2005 and 2007.

On 11 August 2009, Hansen was charged with tax evasion by Danish authorities for allegedly claiming residency of Monaco, while actually living in Denmark. On 19 May 2010, Hansen was fined nearly $1.1 million for tax evasion.

Amateur wins

• 1997 Danish Amateur Stroke Play Championship

Professional wins

European Tour wins (2)

No.	Date	Tournament	Winning score	Margin of victory	Runners-up
1	30 Jun 2002	Murphy's Irish Open	-14 (69-69-64-68=270)	Playoff	Richard Bland, Niclas Fasth, Darren Fichardt
2	16 Sep 2007	Mercedes-Benz Championship	-17 (65-68-71-67=271)	4 strokes	Phillip Archer, Alastair Forsyth

Challenge Tour wins (1)

No.	Date	Tournament	Winning Score	Margin of Victory	Runners-up
1	30 Aug 1998	Navision Open Golf Championship	-10 (71-69-66=206)	Playoff	René Budde, Euan Little

Results in major championships

Tournament	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008	2009
Masters Tournament	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	CUT	CUT
U.S. Open	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	T53	T6
The Open Championship	CUT	T8	CUT	DNP	T41	DNP	DNP	T64	T8
PGA Championship	DNP	T43	DNP	DNP	CUT	DNP	DNP	CUT	T36

Tournament	2010
Masters Tournament	CUT
U.S. Open	CUT
The Open Championship	CUT
PGA Championship	CUT

DNP = Did not play
CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" = tied
Yellow background for top-10.

Summary

Tournament	Wins	2nd	3rd	Top-5	Top-10	Top-25	Events	Cuts made
Masters Tournament	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0
U.S. Open	0	0	0	0	1	1	3	2
The Open Championship	0	0	0	0	2	2	7	4
PGA Championship	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	2
Totals	0	0	0	0	3	3	18	8

• Most consecutive cuts made – 3 (2009 U.S. Open – 2009 PGA)
• Longest streak of top-10s – 2 (2009 U.S. Open – 2009 Open Championship)

Team appearances

• World Cup (representing Denmark): 1998, 2001, 2002, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009
• Seve Trophy (representing Continental Europe): 2007, 2009
• Ryder Cup (representing Europe): 2008
• Royal Trophy (representing Europe): 2009, 2010 (winners)

External links

• Søren Hansen at the European Tour official site
• Søren Hansen at the Official World Golf Ranking official site